Many people stood up to oppose the proposal as soon as the Overseas Military Region was proposed. The main opponents consisted of two groups.
The first group believed that establishing a New Military Region in Nagaril amounted to an invasion of Nagaril in all but name.
As a staunch international ally of the Federation, Nagaril deserved to be treated with the generosity and magnanimity of a great power when it came to international affairs.
Invading an ally was shameful and despicable.
As the beacon of civilization in the International Community, the Federation should not do something so cruel.
The other group believed that the world had only just settled down, and the Federation should not launch any major military operations at this time.
Establishing a new military region was itself a military operation. Nagaril's easternmost region was close to Peng Joe's homeland, and the previous landing battle had also begun there.
If the Federation established a complete military region in Nagaril now, it might aggravate the Peng Joe Empire's fragile nerves.
It could very well plant the fuse for the next war.
At the same time, antiwar and war-weary sentiment at home had reached a climax. Lady Joanna's actions had broken the hearts of many families, and they no longer wanted to send their children to the battlefield.
Although Lady Joanna had received the punishment she deserved and had been locked in prison, with no chance of getting out anytime soon, Mr. Truman had also been assassinated by the father of a wounded soldier who had died.
People still did not want another war, nor did they want to send their children to Nagaril to serve as soldiers.
The deaths of more than a million people were enough to shake society as a whole and horrify every family and every